Minority Contributions

Name: Jim Hishiyikagayami

Age: 18

School: Unattended

Birthday: February 4th

Zodiac: Aquarius

Relationship: Single

Income: Whatever I find in the streets

Occupation: Professional wandering Japanese American hobo.


I, Jim Hishiyikagayami have joined the armed forces. Me and 32,999

other Japanese Americans have put on our uniforms to

fight for this country. Despite the discrimination in the military more than

300,000 Mexican Americans joined the armed forces as well. About one

million African Americans served in the military also. but they were limited

to non combat roles. After protesting, they finally got a chance to

fight in the last year of the war (Danzer et al. 564). 13,000 Chinese

Americans joined the military as well, which is about one out of

every five adult males. Several thousand of the Japanese

Americans were sent as spies in the Pacific War.

Our friends the Native Americans also joined the war.

25,000 enlisted and 800 were women ("Teacher"). America

had a lot of support from us minorities. We

were proud to be able to fight in the war. The Saturday

Evening Post even commented on the Native Americans.

They said "We would not need the Selective Service

if all volunteered like Indians" ("Enotes").

This goes to show show that we minorities can help aid the country's need

in the face of war.





Citations

- Danzer A. Gerald, et al. The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century. Illinois.

McDougal Littel, 2003.

- "Japanese Americans in World War II".

< http://www.enotes.com/wwii-home-almanac/minorities-home-front#japanese-americans-world-war-ii>. 24 October 2007.

- "Women and Minorities Who Served". World War 2: New Roles for Minorities.

<http://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIGenerals.htm>. 24 October 2007.

- <http://www.celebopedia.com/takeru-kobayashi/images/takeru-kobayashi.jpg>. 24. October 2007.